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LOr 6388 — R-17.81 U 20.5 x 33 cm 246 (31 and 208) p. 15.5 x 26 cm Javanese 20 lines 1. AstaBrata, characters of the eight gods: Endra, Yama, Surya, Candra, Bayu, Wisnu, Brama, Baruna, in verse (cf. Old Javanese Ramayana, canto 24, 52, and Rama, ed. Winter, canto 77-80), with eight full page coloured plates of the gods in wayat) style, dated 1830 A.J., i.e. 1900 A.D.; 2. Second part of cod. 6388: a collection of 31 fables, partly moralistic, partly humor istic, in verse. Animals, i.a. the kancil (chevrotin), but above all birds, are pro minent actors in the storiettes. They are provided with many coloured illustrations in a naturalistic style. The sides of the pages and the marks (pada) in the texts are also richly decorated in colours. The script is perpendicular, resembling the kraton style. The idiom shows Yogya karta peculiarities. A list of initial verses of cantos and a Javanese epitome are added. The name Adidumastra is written in Latin char acters on a label on the binding. Presented in 1900 by parjéran arya Nata- diraja, of the Pakualaman family, Yogya karta, to Dr Hazeu. Cf. Adi Darma Sastra, cod. KITLV Or 189, presented to Prof. Kern, 1910. Coll. Hazeu (no 13), 1931. LOr 6389 — S-43.040 21,5 x 34,5 an 39 and 277 p. 13 x 26 cm Javanese 17 lines Ugër P a d a 1 a t) a n, manual for the wayat) performer, instruction given by Pa- i)eran Arya Kusumadilaga of Surakarta to Mas Sastramiruda.